The colors in the picture are a bit off. (I wish I had a good spot to take pictures of things in natural sunlight!)

After seeing Juls' progress on Cirque, I really wanted to get back to it. I was kind of bummed because just after threading a new needle, I realized that I had made a mistake in the upper right circle the last time I worked on this. Not a very auspicious start! Anyway, it required some frogging before I could continue.

This project looks better to me from far away; up close it isn't all that impressive, but when I see it from across the room, I just love it! It's pretty fun to work with these beautiful silks, too. (Caron Waterlilies in "Monsoon")

After having my first finish of the year with Splendor IX, I thought about going back to Cirque des Cercles or my "Gentle St. Nick" stocking, but I felt like starting something new.

I decided to do Brightneedle's "Welcome" and love the soft colors on the higer count linen. I've actually gotten alot done on this since the picture, while being home sick with the flu. It's nice to work on a smaller project!

After starting this, I ran across Juls' progress picture of her Cirque. I love the colors she chose & am hoping mine turn out as nicely (I'm doing blues/aqua in Caron's Waterlilies "Monsoon").